Internet safety is a vital part of our school curriculum. We promote internet safety in assemblies and events like the UK Safer Internet Day, class discussions eg based on current affairs, in our PSHE curriculum and via our Computing curriculum, which is based on the Purple Mash and the governments Education for a Connected World.
We are always careful to promote the benefits of the modern digital world at the same time as promoting safety advice to the children. We focus on helping them acquiring and developing the skills and knowledge that they need to help keep themselves safe, in the digital world in the same way as the physical world.
Key Organisations
There is a lot of information about online safety/E-Safety. We have included some information below to try to help you sift through it. They key is to look for organisations offering quality advice. The NSPCC is particularly good at offering advice about how to start discussions with children about internet safety. Some of the best are:
CEOP
NSPCC
UKCCIS
Parent Info - from Parent Zone and CEOP
UK Safer Internet Centre
internet matters.org
and the Safer Schools app
Links to each of these is included below and there is a separate section for how to get access to the FREE Safer Schools app. Signing up for this - both parents/carers and children is the quickest and easiest way to keep up with online safety advice so we recommend it.
General advice and links
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ThinkUKnow
Site linked to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command - part of the National Crime Agency) - online safety advice aimed at childen of different ages and including games to play
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CEOP sites link
This link takes you to sites for different ages of children and for parents and carers
CEOPadvice on live streaming - used as the basis for School Safeguarding Assemblies during the first term of 2019/20
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Vodafone Digital Family Pledge (don't need to be a Vodafone customer to use)
The Digital Family Pledge. It is a free online tool to help families (parents included!) set good digital habits. The Pledge covers four important topics: screen time, online bullying, social media, and gaming – and using a series of quiz like questions prompts families to discuss and agree some rules on how to use tech and act online. The information is tailored for children 5-13 years.
NEW: Advice about parental controls and safety online - particularly useful Christmas and for birthdays!
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NSPCC Net Aware
A great place to check out everything you need to know about the latest apps that your children may be accessing
Advice about specific programs and apps
Info about an app called Houseparty - note the age guidance is 13+ so not suitable for our children
A parents' guide to the Fortnite game that lots of children are talking about! PEGI rating of 12!
NEW: Advice about Fortnite - please note age guidance - 13 years old
Roblox guide for parents and children
Safer Schools App - all you need to know to sign up
The Safer Schools app has now been rolled out to staff, parents/carers and children. .
This free app gives access to an amazing breadth and depth of online safeguarding resources, including weekly 60 second summary videos, quizzes, guides, training, links to other web sites and state of the art Artificial Intelligence software that will suggest additional resources and actions based on search history, to provide support just when it is needed. It is open to staff, parents and carers and children, tailoring the content to each group's needs. It also provides a simple link to the school's website, seamlessly integrating to the calendar, news feed and web pages.
The code to access the Safer Schools app has been shared with parents and carers on Dojo. For parents the code is 7440 and for children, it is 9342.
Information about Safer Schools
School documentation
Useful leaflets and documentation
Some useful age-appropriate videos
E-Safety Tips for Parents: Under 5
Safety on the internet matters. Our fun, interactive, stop motion animated video has useful advice and tips for parents of 0-5s so that you can help them to stay safe online. From toddlers to teens, our four 'E-safety tips for parents' videos are age specific to help you keep up with e-safety as they grow up.
KS1 Film: Suitable 5 - 7 yrs
If you have small children aged 4 -- 7 years then you should let them view this short 10 minute cartoon, which is designed to keep them safe whilst online.
E-Safety Tips for Parents: 6-10
Safety on the internet matters. Our fun, interactive, stop motion animated video has useful advice and tips for parents of 6-10s so that you can help them to stay safe online. From toddlers to teens, our four 'E-safety tips for parents' videos are age specific to help you keep up with e-safety as they grow up.
Jigsaw: for 8 -10 year olds
This is an assembly from CEOPs Thinkuknow education programme that helps children to understand what constitutes personal information. The assembly enables children to understand that they need to be just as protective of their personal information online, as they are in the real world.
